The 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on December 10, 2005, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec.

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[1][2]

• Le Vent du Nord - Les Amants du Saint-Laurent
  • Ian Robb, James Stevens, Ian Clark and Greg T. Browne - Jiig
  • Michael Jerome Browne - Michael Jerome Browne and the Twin Rivers String Band
  • Frank Maher and the Mahers Bahers - Mahervelous
  • Les Chauffeurs à Pieds - Déjeuner canadien

• Nathan - Jimson Weed
  • The Bills - Let 'Em Run
  • The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
  • David Francey - Waking Hour
  • Jenny Whiteley - Hopetown

• Ian Robb - Jiig
  • Mary Jane Lamond - Storas

• Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love
  • Dave Gunning - Two Bit World
  • John Wort Hannam - Dynamite and Dozers
  • Gordie Sampson - Sunburn
  • Connie Kaldor - Sky with Nothing to Get In the Way

• J. P. Cormier - X8: A Mandolin Collection
  • Jaime RT - Reach
  • Duane Andrews - Duane Andrews
  • Bob Evans - The Voice in the Grain
  • Frank Maher - Mahervelous

• Beyond the Pale - Consensus

• Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love
  • Melwood Cutlery - Campfire
  • Connie Kaldor - Sky with Nothing to Get In the Way
  • James Keelaghan - Then Again
  • Joel Plaskett - La De Da

• Nathan - Jimson Weed
  • The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
  • House of Doc - Prairie Grass
  • Po' Girl - Vagabond Lullabies
  • The Wailin' Jennys - 40 Days

• Harry Manx - West Eats Meet
  • Kyp Harness - The Miracle Business
  • Gordie Sampson - Sunburn
  • Danielle Martineau - Les Secrets du vent
  • Belinda Bruce - Dream Yourself Awake

• Genticorum - Malins plaisirs
  • The Bills - Let 'Em Run
  • The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
  • Nathan - Jimson Weed
  • Le Vent du Nord - Les Amants du Saint-Laurent

• Alpha Yaya Diallo - Djama
  • Mary Jane Lamond - Storas

• Karla Anderson - The Embassy Sessions
  • Jill Barber - Oh Heart
  • Belinda Bruce - Dream Yourself Awake
  • John Wort Hannam - Dynamite and Dozers
  • House of Doc - Prairie Grass

• Steve Dawson - Jenny Whiteley/Hopetown
• Jordy Sharp - Harry Manx/West Eats Meet
  • J. P. Cormier - J. P. Cormier/The Long River
  • Aquarius Records - Jorane/The You and the Now
  • Vince Ditrich - House of Doc/Prairie Grass
  • Tom Wilson and Bob Lanois - Tom Wilson and Bob Lanois/The Shack Recordings

• Creaking Tree String Quartet - Side Two
  • The Bills - Let 'Em Run
  • Harry Manx - West Eats Meet
  • Duane Andrews - Duane Andrews
  • Geoff Berner - Whiskey Rabbi

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